AEK Boko – Warminster Town Football Club

Warminster Left To Rue Slow Start

AEK Boco 4(4) Warminster Town 2(0)
Attendance 44

Warminster went into today’s game looking to make it three wins in eight days but a poor first half performance left them four down at the break and with little hope of another victory. In the first forty-five minutes the defence was opened up far too easily and the attack failed to create any clear chances.

Boco took the lead on twenty minutes. Jack Ball was sent clear, he drew Town’s keeper Matt Green and unselfishly squared the ball to Romish Nevers who rolled it into an empty net, 1-0. Just four minutes later they doubled their lead. Louie Millard pulled the ball back from the right to Jack Ball who fired in left footed from the edge of box, 2-0.
In the thirtieth minute a Boco free kick into the box was headed back across the penalty area where Ollie Williams tapped in at back post, 3-0. Then four minutes before the break a superb Jack Ball long range shot into the top corner gave Green no chance, 4-0.

Warminster’s halftime team talk seemed to make a difference and their second half performance restored some pride. Just six minutes after the restart a free kick was played into the box and Sam Roberts got the final touch, 4-1. Warminster were now restricting Boco attacks and they were starting to put the home side under pressure. Another cross from the left led to the ball ending up in the net but a Warminster attacker was adjudged to have fouled Boco’s keeper, Nick Croucher. A free kick from just outside the box beat the defensive wall but not Croucher. Then in the eighty-seventh minute a left-side corner was bundled into the back of the net by Seb Hounsell, 4-2. Unfortunately Warminster were unable to score again in the added time as Boco defended their lead to take all three points. They will hope to get back to winning ways next Saturday when they travel to Bristol Telephones.

Report by: Geoff Jackson

Saturday took Warminster Town to Bristol, where they would face AEK Boco at the True Clarity Pavilion. Warminster would survive an early scare as the Boco winger put a ball across the face of the goal, only to be missed at the far post by another Boco player. At the other end, a Warminster free kick would end up just wide of the post after some brilliant play into the box. The goal wouldn’t take long to come, though; as Cassidy piled on the pressure, a loose ball would be pounced on by Corey Gardner, and he rifled it into the roof of the net. 0-1. Following this a missed corner presented Warminster’s next best opportunity and Boco would miss going down the other end in what was becoming an entertaining battle. At halftime, the score was still 0-1 to the Red and Blacks.

In the second half, Boco would press hard for an equaliser, with Lewis Graham picking up a yellow after being exposed at the back. Warminster countered with a fast-paced attack which produced a save from Boko’s keeper.

Cassidy made way for James Vincent, and Humphreys was replaced by Seviour, who was presented with a golden opportunity to shoot at the on-rushing keeper, forcing a save before taking the rebound in his stride and firing wide of the far post.

Further woes would be heaped on Boco when their Number 12 collided with an accelerating Max Wyatt, which the officials deemed to be a red card offence sending the Boco man for an early shower. With a man advantage, Warminster pressed forward with Wyatt finding Vincent in the box, who then failed to spot an unmarked Seviour and fired wide of the post.

Warminster would then make their final change with goal scorer Gardner marking the way for Seb Hounsell. As the game closed out, a moment of brilliance would clinch the game for Warminster as Wyatt raced down the right flank before placing an exquisite shot off the far post and into the back of the net. 0-2.

Despite an opportunity to make it three and Boco failing to find a conciliation goal, Warminster would pick up three enormous points against a side they had struggled against last season.

Thomson, Harbour-Burgess, Graham©, Bazley, Dymond-Hall, Mortimer-Taylor, Rodgers, Humphreys(s), Wyatt, Gardner(s), Cassidy(s)

Subs: (used) Hounsell, Seviour, Vincent

Match Report: Ben Cooke